In Re Estate of Lawrence

James Lawrence died in November, 1922, at Eureka, Humboldt County, leaving estate in California and Minnesota. In December, 1923, Thomas Bramston filed a petition for the probate of the last will and testament of the decedent. In due time Ann and Sarah Lawrence, sisters of the decedent, filed a contest alleging that the will was invalid and not the will of the decedent for the reason that it had not been executed with the formality required by section 1276 of the Civil Code. The appellants answered. The contestants interposed a demurrer on the ground that the answer did not state facts…